Tuesday's Sound Off

We the taxpayers must have Gov. Corbett not just adjust this great pension package both the teachers and politicians receive from us the taxpayers but eliminate it. I was talking to a teacher who was bragging about her condo in Florida. She makes over $110,000 a year not counting her great health care package. People are being forced out of their homes because we are unable to pay our taxes. Why must we suffer so they can all live the great life?

VERY UPSET SPRING-FORD TAXPAYER

I see in the paper where Montco requests bids for Schuylkill spillway bridge. How about the Keim Street bridge? When are they going to get together with Chester County and replace that? That’s been out of commission for too long. It’s about time. Stop spending money on other things when you’ve got stuff already in the pipeline that needs to be fixed.

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For the people who have been mentioning Goodwill and ambulance bills, in the paper the other day it stated that annual memberships are available — $60 for individual and $120 for a family and that will guarantee you will never see thousand dollar bills. Goodwill is the best thing that ever happened to this town. They’re great people and most of them are volunteers.

A Pottstown pastor and wife were helpful to a needy senior not of their church, but they ignored him when he wouldn’t come to their church. Would Jesus have acted like this?

CONFUSED

This is in reference to Vince Fumo who’s in prison right now where a lot of these politicians should be. He supposedly might need bypass surgery. This guy’s a millionaire and he’s in prison for wrongdoings. I don’t think the taxpayers should have to pay for it. If you break the law and go to prison and you have the money, you should pay for it yourself or reimburse us. The free ride’s over.

Thanks to Hillary Clinton for her years of service. She did an excellent job.

Just heard on the news another killing of an innocent child by an assault weapon. When is Congress and the NRA going to wake up?

In reference to Tim Anspach of Spring-Ford School District’s comment that he is comfortable with next year’s budget, I am not comfortable with my taxes being raised. They need to look within the district to save money. Three years ago they picked on the custodians and the assistants in the district. Maybe this year they need to look at the high paid administrators and people in the maintenance department to save money.

I live across the street from the Franklin Elementary School in the North End. On Tuesday when frigid temperatures were forecast for the elderly and young children, I noticed around noon they were outside for recess. It was freezing out. On Wednesday I was happy because they weren’t out for recess but it looks like they had a fire drill and half the children were out there with no coats on. Come on Franklin, you’re better than that.

This goes out to the Midnight Rider. There is absolutely no comparison to an assault rifle that kills 20 innocent first graders and the choices we make to have abortions or drink alcohol. That is why we want these guns gone.

CONCERNED CITIZEN

If you have any doubts what kind of secretary of state John Kerry will be, I ask you to read “Unfit for Command.” This excellent read copyrighted in 2004 portrays John Kerry’s naval record during and after the Vietnam War. Is this the type of person you want in charge of the state department?

AN AMERICAN PATRIOT

I voted for Obama two times. I have a gun but I agree with his gun controls. Only the police need assault guns. I don’t want a war here.

Has anyone else besides me noticed how people with no life keep sticking their nose in your business starting trouble? Why don’t they worry about what goes on in their own home?

BUTT OUT AND GET A LIFE

I see where certain schools are arming their security teams with assault rifles. I just wonder why they haven’t thought about using taser guns or something less deadly just to take somebody down if somebody comes into the school instead of putting another weapon of destruction like that into a school setting.

JUST CURIOUS

Republicans are supposed to support American business and American enterprise. So what does Republican Gov. Corbett do? Turn over the Pennsylvania state lottery to a firm from Great Britain. Isn’t that just a really nice thing? I give up.

I recently read the government is changing the name of Social Security check to “Federal Benefit Payment.” Watch your politicians closely now. When a government body starts to change the names of programs, it means they have designs on it. Remember, benefits can be taken away.